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The Fourth Circuit Solicitor’s Office is seeking volunteers for the Juvenile Arbitration Program. The Fourth Circuit Solicitor, William B. Rogers Jr. strongly supports the Arbitration Program that was implemented in the Fourth Circuit in 1999 and would

The City of Florence Recreation Gymnastic program announces the following upcoming programs: Tryouts for the Florence Gymnastic Team, ages 5 and up, will be held on Saturday, April 30, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gymnastic Center in the Freedom Florence

Focus groups with Helping Florence Flourish made reports on their findings and recommendations at two HFF meetings on April 14. The four focus groups were established as a result of a survey given to 68 local Christian leaders who were asked to identify

The annual Carver C.A.P. Run will be held on Saturday, April 16 at Carver Elementary School. The event includes a 5K, 10K at 8 a.m. and a kids fun run follows at 9:30 a.m. This event benefits CARE House of the Pee Dee and their work with child abuse

Bethea Retirement Community will host a free health screenings event on Wednesday, April 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Bethea Fellowship Hall. It is sponsored by Francis Marion University nursing students The event is open to the public. It will include

The City of Florence will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, April 13, at 5 p.m. for the soon-to-be constructed 35,000 square foot gymnasium at the Barnes Street Recreation Campus. The planned facility will include three full-size basketball

The South Carolina Lieutenant Governors Office On Aging will be having a Senior P.R.E.P (Planning and Resources for Emergency Preparedness) program April 15 10 a.m. at the new Walgreens, 725 S Irby Street. Senior P.R.E.P is a program designed to raise

DARLINGTON – On April 4, deputies in the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office responded to an anonymous call about a black Great Dane wandering around the 900 block of Rogers Road with her mouth and head wrapped in duct tape.

The Florence County Library will celebrate National Poetry Month by hosting a teen poetry slam on Friday, April 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. Teens are welcome to share their original works or favorites from other writers. The event is free and open to all 6th

The City of Florence announced its Vista Streetscape project at a press conference Friday morning held on the corner property at N. Irby and Vista Street near North Vista Elementary School. The streetscape design was completed by AECOM Engineering and the

The recent premature loss of City Councilman Ed Robinson from District 2 has made it necessary for a special election to be held June 7 to fill the City Council seat that he occupied. Replacing the late councilman is a difficult shoe to fill, but the need

What a fitting tribute to late Courtney Graham. The House of Hope of the Pee Dee announced on Friday, April 8, new plans for a 60-plus bed, emergency shelter for the homeless in and around the City of Florence. Named the Courtney McGinnis Graham Community

Based on a competitive search, Florence has selected St. Louis-based Avant Marketing Group for the development of a branding and marketing campaign for the community. According to Tim Norwood, board chairman of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce

Clemson Professor Jim Frederick of Florence will take part in an EPA-sponsored conference on plant-based clean energy to be held on April 7 in Washington DC. The conference will focus on using plant biomass as an alternative to coal to produce electricity

LaShonda C. NeSmith, chairwoman of the Florence County Democratic Party, announced on Monday afternoon her candidacy for the City Council District 2 seat. The seat was previously held by the late Ed Robinson.